Sospel
Sospel is a commune and former schismatic episcopal seat in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France near the Italian border and not far from Monte Carlo.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sospel railway station and Sospel Cathedral.
Sospel Cathedral
Church
Photo: Arriano60, Public domain.
Sospel Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral in the town of Sospel, France. It was formerly the seat of the schismatic Bishopric of Sospel, created in 1378 from the Diocese of Ventimiglia during the Great Schism as the Avignon-obedience…
Ouvrage Barbonnet
Fort
Ouvrage Barbonnet is a work of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line, also called the Little Maginot Line. The ouvrage consists of one entry block and one infantry block facing Italy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castillon and Olivetta San Michele.
Castillon
Photo: Alistair Cunningham, CC BY 3.0.
Castillon is a pleasant perched village on the road from Menton to Sospel and thence Breil sur Roya.
Olivetta San Michele
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Olivetta San Michele is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 130 kilometres southwest of Genoa and about 40 kilometres west of Imperia, on the border with France. Olivetta San Michele is situated 5 km east of Sospel.
Sospel
- Type: Locality with 3,820 residents
- Also known as: “06136”
- Location: Arrondissement of Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.8769° or 43° 52′ 37″ northLongitude
7.4483° or 7° 26′ 54″ eastPopulation
3,820Elevation
361 metres (1,184 feet)Open location code
8FM9VCGX+Q8GeoNames ID
6425684
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In Other Languages
“Sospel” goes by many names.
- French: “Sospel”
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